AI Researchers Spar Over 'Pure Math' Grifters: Predictions of LeCun-Style Theory and Crypto Rug-Pulls
giffmana · x · 2026-09-12
suchenzang slammed the arrogance of pure-math academics entering AI research, registering two predictions: 1) their theory will become the next-gen version of Yann LeCun's "autoregressive models have exponentially compounding errors" argument, and 2) it will morph into a crypto rug-pull. giffmana added that the field is attracting too many grifters, advising young people to labor in data and software systems at least once.
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